This week’s OTT releases bring workplace comedy, psychological thrillers, supernatural horror and crime dramas to streaming platforms. Netflix leads the line-up with titles including Akka, a crime series starring Keerthy Suresh and Radhika Apte, and a documentary revisiting the life and legacy of Matthew Perry. Meanwhile, Obsession brings supernatural horror to JioHotstar, and ZEE5 adds the Telugu crime thriller Rudravanam PS. Here’s everything arriving on OTT platforms from October 26 to 30.
Grace Reiter and Randall Park lead this workplace comedy set in a chaotic small-town pizza shop. Filmed in a mockumentary format, the series follows teenage employees as they deal with difficult customers, a failing valet service and an absentee boss who suddenly returns with demands to make the business profitable. With episodes running for roughly 12 minutes, the show adapts the format of the viral American High Shorts comedy sketches, capturing the everyday absurdities of working a low-paying job.
Release Date: October 26, 2026
Where to watch: Netflix
Arriving shortly before the third anniversary of Matthew Perry’s death, this documentary revisits the life and career of the actor best known for playing Chandler Bing in Friends. Moving beyond his familiar television persona, the film draws on previously unseen personal material, family memories and accounts from longtime friends to examine the man behind the comedy. It celebrates Perry’s contribution to television while also addressing the personal struggles and complexities that shaped his life outside the spotlight.
Release Date: October 27, 2026
Where to watch: Netflix
Set in the competitive world of motorsport, this romantic drama follows a young race car mechanic struggling to establish himself in the industry. Hoping to secure the resources and opportunities needed to advance his career, he orchestrates a fake engagement with a highly controversial public figure. However, as their fabricated relationship attracts attention, the boundaries between public performance and genuine affection begin to blur, creating complications neither of them anticipated.
Release Date: October 28, 2026
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan, this Tamil comedy-drama stars Vijay Sethupathi as Baththavachalam, a feared gangster whose carefully maintained authority is disrupted by an unlikely predicament. When a young boy accidentally locks him inside a school restroom, the intimidating criminal finds himself trapped in a situation that turns his usual world of power and control upside down. The film uses this unusual encounter as the premise for a comedy involving an underworld figure caught off guard by an ordinary mishap.
Release Date: October 29, 2026
Where to watch: Netflix
If you don't knwo what obsession is about by now, you must really be living under a rock. After becoming one of the biggest horror releases this summer. Curry Barker's supernatural film about a young man who turns to a mystical object to make his crush fall in love with him now comes to streaming this week.
Release Date: October 30, 2026
Where to watch: JioHotstar
Naresh Agastya stars as SI Sivakumar in this seven-episode Telugu crime thriller. An honest police officer, Sivakumar begins investigating a brutal murder and a missing-person case in the town of Rudravanam. As the two investigations progress, he uncovers a web of corruption, concealed motives and secrets that complicate his search for the truth.
Release Date: October 30, 2026
Where to watch: ZEE5
Ritwik Bhowmik and Rohini Hattangadi lead this Hindi family drama set during the Diwali festivities. When an extended family gathers to celebrate the festival, old disagreements and unresolved tensions threaten to overshadow the occasion. Generational differences bring long-standing arguments to the surface, prompting emotional revelations and uncomfortable conversations among relatives. Featuring Ayesha Raza and Gaurav Sharma, the film examines the complicated relationships that emerge when family traditions collide with individual expectations.
Release Date: October 30, 2026
Where to watch: Netflix
How far would you go for your job in an era where it's difficult to land one? Lee Jae-wook headlines this South Korean horror series, following its premiere at the Busan International Film Festival, the series places its central characters in a frightening environment where the ordinary routine of reporting for work takes a sinister turn. As they confront the horrors surrounding them, leaving the workplace becomes a matter of survival rather than simply the end of a shift.
Release Date: October 30, 2026
Where to watch: Netflix
Keerthy Suresh and Radhika Apte star as Queen Bhavani and Rudra, two rivals fighting for control of a female-led criminal underworld. Set in the fictional kingdom of Pernuru in 1985, the YRF Entertainment series follows their struggle for power in a territory governed exclusively by women for eight centuries. As competing ambitions and shifting loyalties threaten to destabilise the existing order, Bhavani and Rudra must contend with the personal and political consequences of their rivalry.
Release Date: October 30, 2026
Where to watch: Netflix